The Grumps Deserve Criticism

I don't know why, but they blanket all actual criticism as "hate" and that isn't healthy for their channel. Without criticism people grow complacent, and when swarms of fans rush to deflect any and all criticism, they have no reason to even acknowledge it in the first place. The Game Grumps, like any other channel, are not immune to criticism, they're no different.

I don't think the grumps blanket all criticism qs hate, i think its the section of fans who think they can do no wrong that do. The grumps in the past have certainly taken criticism and changed how they did things here and there to improve the show, its just with how big they are now it makes sense from a quantity standpoint that they don't see it as much.

I know they have said that, but someone there is reading the comments. Dan often quotes things from the comments and addresses them in later episodes or references them in discussions. And they still often say, "let us know in the comments if you want us to keep playing this!" And their social media person is clearly active here, so she probably is in other places, too.

Internet comments are harsh and can be a bit too much for any content creator to take if they take them all to heart and don't keep some level of distance and objectivity. They may be public figures, but they're humans. And part of the reason I love them so much is that they are more "real" and share more of their emotions with us than a lot of YouTubers do. So I have no problem with them keeping some distance from the criticisms.

I do agree that it's sad that, especially around here, any comment that even slightly sounds like a critique is immediately downvoted into oblivion. Someone saying they don't like a particular series, without any slamming on the guys or ranting, is not hate. It's just an opinion. This is a sub about the show; we should all be able to respectfully share our opinions on the show without being berated for not automatically loving every single damn thing that the boys put out.

Arin has gone on record to say that the hurtful comments he receives on videos really does a number to his psyche and hurts his feelings on a deep level so I think thats one of the reasons they tend not to interact with the community outside of AMAs or if you donate to them saying something nice on stream.

I would agree with this sentiment, and extend it to their PR/communication in general. I love the grumps I do, but they rarely communicate to fans. The Ghoul Grumps fiasco was a big one and while Arin's heartfelt message was much appreciated, I feel like they could've messaged the lovelies far in advance (Twitter/instagram/etc). I feel most criticism and communication is now done on their live streams. And while supporting the grumps is great, I think it kinda sucks you have to pay for the grumps to see fan comments. For example, their recent live streams is how I found out why they don't post to GrumpOut anymore and why Doodle Doods isn't possible right now. A lot of this could've been communicated a year ago through a social post. This also applies to criticism the grumps have decided to respond to, like Kevin's leave or why Arin stopped Majora's Mask.

This is just my opinion and I'm not trying to hate on the grumps; I support them actively and I just want to offer my thoughts as a longtime lovely.

After about 30 minutes of browsing that sub, I can confidently say it's full of alt-right shitheads. Post after post of how arin is a sjw, Suzy sucks, and I think they unironically love jontron. Instead of criticizing arin for being stupid, they think he's stupid and criticize everything he does.